A West Plains man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of receiving child porn on his work computer, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Steven Gregary Reed, 37, faces up to 20 years in prison after federal investigators say they found more than 130 movies and 120 images of child porn on his work computer.

The release says at the time of the offense, Reed worked as the coordinator of solid waste management for the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments, an economic development organization for seven counties in the south central region of Missouri.

An officer with the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crime Task Force noticed during an investigation that a computer assigned to the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments had more than 100 files of suspected child porn, according to the release.

The officer monitored the computer for several months and noticed the user was frequently visiting a peer-to-peer file-sharing network and searching for child porn.

In late October, officers executed a search warrant at the office and determined the computer in question was being used by Reed, according to the release.

Reed told investigators he regularly viewed child porn at work and at home, but he only downloaded it at work, according to the release.

Under federal statutes, Reed is subject to a minimum sentence of 5 years in prion and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, plus a fine up to $250,000, according to the release. Reed must also register as a sex offender.